Shaving kit



March 25, 1958 Filed July 1, 1957 FIL-ij. 1

J. LEE

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J. LEE

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sHAvING KIT Joseph Lee,` Chicago, Ill.. Application'ruly 1, 1957, serialNo. 669,261:

s claims. (c1. 13a- 30)` Atgreatl m'any p'eop'le-areati times; forshortorlbng periods, inrlocalities; where* the facilitleslfor shavmgare* not' available.` The object ofthe presentiinventionV isitotvprovide the aforesaid'people withsimpla'nd novelkiitf which, wheneverwater is accessible, shall containva-lloff theacces'sories:needed for acomfortableshave andfwhieli; aref usually found in modernbath rooms.

Various typesof devices'for the same general purposej ast mineh'avebeenproposed, but I know of none that has gone'. into commercial use; Theonly dvies ofi1 which I have any knowledge are too bulky and clumsy everto he'practicahle. A second. objectof'myI invention may therefore be.said to create a kit which shall not only be complete, but which alsoshall be so vsmall and compac'tthatlit maybe carriedbyatlittlehandlerjustas a hand-led? purse is carried..

A= further object of. the. invention is vto createa kit lthat needsonlyfto be hooked over. the users" belt, whetheriit bte` worn byV h'imor` appliedto a post,.to be tirrn'lyI supported for comfortable.shaving. 4

a In carryingL out my. invention. I employ a long; flat, open-top boxand a flanged lid that is telescoped over the top of the box to closeit. The lid has on the inner side a mirror and is provided with a barthat lies dat on top of the lid when the box is closed and an end ofwhich is set into a socket on one long side wall of the box after thelid has been lifted off. The box has on the other long side wall a pairof spaced hooks for engagement with a belt worn by the user orsurrounding a post. The box is further provided with a brace which maybe swung down and stand diagonally in engagement with the abdomen of theuser or with the post if the -kit is mounted on a post.

The various features of novelty whereby the present invention ischaracterized Will hereinafter be pointed out with particularity in theclaims; but, for a full understanding of the invention and its variousobjects and advantages, reference may be had to the following detaileddescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a man wearing one of my improved kits,opened for and ready for shaving.

p Fig. 2 is a View on a larger scale showing, in elevation, a fragmentof a post with the open kit mounted thereon;` a fragment of the kitbeing in section.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the things shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the kit closed.

Fig. 5 is an edge view of the kit, looking up at the same from a pointbelow Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a section on line 7--7 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents an elongated shallow box, one ofthe long side walls 2 of which is concave. The opposite side wall 3 ispreferably convex. The interior of the box is provided with partitions4, 4, dividing the same into compartments. Various shaving accessoriesmay be stored in such compartments. Fitting ZZh Patented Mar. 25,1;11958 2. into"one`of"tl1'e compartments, between two partitions atoneendl of thebox, is a little"receptaclev 5V adapted to contain shavingwater. A second receptacle 'isshown betweenihe second and thirdpartitions from the lastmentionedl end`4` off the"` box. On' the"outside of" wall 2 of. the' box are twoedownwardly'fcin'g' hooks 7; 7`spaced posts" are'in a planear rightan'glesito the'long axis of` ,thebo'xv andJL midway between' the e'nds. of" the" box. The` two bars`lie"A hat against' each other. Bar 9l contains a slot 12'whichextends'throughoutalmost the entire length of. the same, whereas"strut 8 carries a' b'olt` 14 which passes'A tlirouglr the' slot' and iis provided with a wing, nutV 15: Bar19`1isa'bot1ttaslong as the widthof the boxin theplane oftiiebar," whereas' strut 8l is much longer'. Onthe outer side of front wall 3,` midway between .the ends thereof;v is"anupwardl'y opening socketl16 in the form ofil ailattlo'op;- A largerloop 17 in the same plane as loopJ IGserVes* as a' Handle' bywlich. thekit may be carried.

Thebox'istprovidd witla' lid* 18, hanged" as at 19,. to permititv to b'eslipped* downf over the open top and; preferahly,-l1"eld,ir'r'placebyfiictionl In the center of' thelirinery orundersideofthedid is a mirror 20. Beyond theends of the mirror are'. clips'21 and2`2' adapted to hold articles in place until they'are to be used.

Oirttop' of*l tlieflid` is allat bar 24. abouthalf' as' longvv atslth'e4lidandpivotedi at one en'd tothe lidnear the concave edgeandmidwaybetween the" ends of theY lidi The pivotal connection comprises a bolt25 extending up from the lid through the bar and provided with a wingnut Z6 to clamp the bar to the lid when desired. On the top of and nearone corner of the lid is a stop 27 for the free end of bar 24. This stopis provided with a part 28 which overhangs the bar when it engages thestop. The free end of the bar is bent to provide a lip or ange 29 thatlies at an angle to the rest of the bar. This lip is of a size and shapeto lit into socket 16.

When the kit is not being used for shaving the box is closed and thebrace and the bar 24 are secured in the positions occupied in Figs. 4and 5. The kit may be carried about by the handle 17 from one place toanother in the same manner as a large purse.

When it is desired to shave it may be hooked onto any conventional beltB that forms part of the users wearing apparel. The user may be wearingthe belt as in Fig. 1 or it may be tightened about a post P as in Fig.2. The two loops being spaced apart, the kit cannot tilt in itslengthwise direction. By adjusting the brace (parts 8 and 9) as shown inFigs. 1, 2, 6 and 7, the lower end of strut 8 may engage the abdomen ofthe wearer or the post, as the case may be, to prevent tilting fromfront to rear. It Will be noted that the angle that the strut makes withthe lbottom of the box may be varied, if necessary, to ensure that thebox will be horizontal for users of al1 sizes.

The lid having been removed before or after mounting the kit on thebelt, bar 24 is loosened so that it may be swung from its idle position,illustrated in Fig. 4 into and locked in the position illustrated inFigs. 1, 2, 3 and 7. The lip 29 is then thrust into socket 15 so thatthe mirror is held at the proper distance from the user and at theproper angle to'alford the user the most advantageous view of hisfeatures while shaving.

When the kit is set up for shaving all of the com s? veniences availablen bath rooms are also available to the user of the kit. The only thingmissing from the kit is water, but there are very few places where watercannot be obtained and the kit contains a receptacle intov which thenecessary amount of water maybe placed when needed. i

I claim:

1. A shaving kit comprisingVV an elongated shallow box having an opentop and a concave long side wall adapted to bear against the body of theuser or against a post, hooks in spaced relation on said wall adapted tobe en-` gaged over a belt on the user. or the post, a detachable lid intelescoped relation to thebox at and closing the top of the latter, amirror on the underside of the lid, a socket onthe second long sidewallof the box, and a bar mounted on top of the lid and movable from anidle position in which lies wholly within the area of the lid to aposition in which it stands atright angles to the long axis of the lidand projects beyond one long edge of the sameV so that it may be enteredin said Socke after the lid has been lifted 01T the box.

2. A shaving kit as set forth in claim l, wherein the bar is pivoted tothe lid at one end, and wherein there is a nut at the pivot to lock thebar against swinging movements.

3. A shaving kit as set forth in claim 2, wherein the lid has on topthereof a stop positioned and shaped to engage and overhang the free endof the bar when the latter is in its idle position. y'

4. A shaving kit comprising an elongated, shallow box having an open topand a concave long side wall adapted,

to iit against the body of the user at the waist, hooks on said walladapted to be slipped over the users belt, a socket'onthe second longside wall of the box, a detachable lid in telescoped relation with thebox at and closing the open top ofthe latter, a mirror on the under sideof the lid, a bar overlying the lid and pivotally secured at one'end tothe latter, being of such length and shape that when its free end isinserted in the socket the lid is held well above the box with themirror facing the latter and slanting away from the same from the bottomupwardly, and brace device on the under side of the box and shiftablefrom a position close to the latter to a working position in which apart extends diagonally down from a point near said second long sidewall to the lower part of the body of the user.

5. A shaving kit comprising an elongated, shallow box having an open topand a concave long side wall adapted to t against the body of the userat the Waist, hooks on said wall adapted to be slipped over the usersbelt, a detachable lid in telescoped relation with the box at andclosing the open top of the latter, a mirror on the under side of thelid, a bar overlying the lid and pivotally secured at one end to andmidway between the ends of the latter, a socket on the second long sidewall of the box, the bar being of such length and shape that when itsfree end is inserted in the socket the lid` References Cited in the leof this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,183,747 Mclntire May 16, 19161,378,661 Daraban May 17, 1921 1,515,542 Douquet Nov. 11, 1924 1,990,413Michaelis Feb. 5, 1935 2,312,608 Wadsack Mar. 2, 1943 2,510,646 MeersJune 6, 1950 2,769,565 Sottile Nov. 6, 1956

